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1、Unit One,Peking University Speech,Culture is activity of thought, and receptiveness to beauty and humane feeling; scraps of information have nothing to do with it. A merely well-informed man is the most useless bore on Gods earth. What we should aim at producing is men who possess both culture and e
2、xpert knowledge in some special direction. Their expert knowledge will give them the ground to start from, and their culture will lead them as deep as philosophy and as high as art. Alfred North Whitehead,Contents,Lead-in Section: 1) About the Author 2) Background Information 3) Harvard vs. Peking U
3、niversity Text A: 1) Language Points 2) Key to Exercises 3) Reference Translation,End,Neil L. Rudenstine(陸登庭), Doctor of Laws. After becoming Harvards twenty-sixth president in 1991, he challenged and coaxed the University to think of itself as one university, not just a collection of schools that s
4、hare a common name. Principled and humane, sagacious (a.精明的) and urbane (a.優(yōu)雅的), a Renaissance man who has lifted the sights and upheld the ideals of a grateful University, pointing Harvards starry array toward newfound constellation (n.星座). He is the author of Sidneys Poetic Development (1967), Eng
5、lish Poetic Satire (with G. Rousseau, 1972), and In Pursuit of the Ph.D. (with W. Bowen, 1991).,The Centennial address,On March 23, 1998, at Peking University, Rudenstine spoke to an overflow audience of nearly 1,000 students and faculty at the first in a series of events commemorating Peking Univer
6、sitys centennial year. His speech was the first ever delivered in mainland China by a sitting Harvard president. In his speech Rudenstine discusses the roles college education is supposed to play: it offers professional training, helps students to pursue successful career, aims at providing students
7、 with a wider academic background, equipping them with knowledge in both liberal arts and sciences. students are expected to develop an intellectual ability that helps them to observe things in a “more reflective, more inquiring and insightful” way. students should be encouraged to improve their soc
8、ial and interpersonal skills. The full text of Rudenstines Peking University speech can be found at /extra/speech.html .,Founded in1898, first named “京師大學堂”,ever since 1912, it has been called Peking University. At present, Peking university has 216 research institutes and resear
9、ch centers, and there are 2 national engineering research centers, 81 key national disciplines, 12 national key laboratories.,Harvard was founded in 1636,and named for its first donor, the Reverend John Harvard, who left his personal library and half his estate to the new institution. Harvard compri
10、ses a Faculty of Arts and Sciences and eight other faculties: Business Administration, Design, Divinity, Education, Government, Law, Medicine (including Dental Medicine), and Public Health; and the Radcliff Institute for Advanced Study. The University has a regular enrollment of 17,000 plus some 30,
11、000 other students.,Language Points,Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 5,Para. 1,“Our universities, as well as our societies, have different cultures and traditions, and much still to learn about one another.” The phrase “as well as” means “in addition to.” e.g. a) Chinese students study English as well
12、as Chinese. 中國學生既學習漢語,也學習英語。(with emphasis on English) b) They drank three bottles of wine as well as eating a seven-course meal. 他們吃了七道菜的大餐,還喝了兩瓶啤酒。(with emphasis on drank three bottles of wine),Para. 2,“.a belief that all of us, through a devotion to learning, can lead lives of value to the societ
13、ies in which we live.” The phrase “of value” is equivalent to “valuable.” e.g. a) This book will be of great value to him in his studies. b) Jewels are articles of value.,Para. 3,“There has been growing pressure, in the US and elsewhere, to demonstrate the value of university education and research
14、in terms of its direct, tangible economic benefits.” The phrase “in terms of” indicates “in the matter of, with regard to”. e.g. a) The book is a great success in terms of the interest it aroused. b) In terms of money, we are very rich, but not in terms of happiness.,Para. 5,“during their four years
15、 in residence.” The phrase “in residence” indicates “(of students) living in the university.” e.g. a) The students are not in residence during the holidays. b) There are about three hundred students in residence.,“Indeed, relatively few of our students embark on their actual professional training un
16、til they have completed four years of undergraduate education in the liberal arts and sciences.” The phrase “embark on” indicates “begin.” e.g. a) Tom has already embarked on his new book. b) After leaving college, the young man embarked on a business career.,Key to Ex.,Ex. 1 A B Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 E
17、x. 5 Ex. 6,Ex. 1. (A),-ship: 1) state of being; status; office (狀態(tài);地位,身份;職位) 2)proficiency as; skill (技能,技巧) 1) 友情,友愛 2) 公民身份3) 教授職位 4) 作家職業(yè)(生涯)5)獨裁(國家);專政 6) 船舶駕駛術 7) 獎學金,學術成就 8) 會員身份(資格) 9) 困苦,艱難情況 10)讀者身份,讀者人數(shù)11)友誼;朋友或伴侶關系 12)馬術,騎術 13)國王身份,王位,王權 14)領導人員,領導層 15)總督(或州長等地方行政長官)的職位(或職責/任期) 16)合伙人身份 1
18、7)學徒身份(的期限) 18)交情,研究員的身份,研究生的獎學金,Ex. 1. (B),1) (指人)思考的,沉思的;(指物)反射的,反映的 2) 有生產能力的,富有成效的,有益的 3) 積極的,活躍的,有效的 4) 消極的;冷淡的; 被動的 5) 疑問的 6) 否定的,無助益的,負的,陰極 7) 前進的,進步的 8) 確定的,樂觀的,有建設性的 9) 富有表情的,表現(xiàn)感情或思想的 10)描述的,描寫的 11)提供豐富知識的,有益的 12)憑本能的,天生的,直覺 13)比較的,相比的; 相對的 14)保守的,守舊的 15)給人以深刻印象的 16)選擇性的 17)敏感的,易受傷害的,易損壞的 1
19、8)迷人的,誘人的,使人愉快的,引人興趣的,Ex. 2,1) aspire 2) challenges 3) in residence 4) sustainable 5) tangible 6) well-being 7) looked forward to 8) heldin common 9) compared to 10) humane 11) voyage 12) inquiring 13) community 14)intensive 15) pursuit,Ex. 3,1) assumptions 2) embarked on 3) fulfilled; aspired to; c
20、hallenges 4) relativelycompared to 5) complicated 6) demonstrated 7) reflective 8) in terms of 9) stimulates 10) represents,Ex. 4,1) moral (mortal) 2) Humane (Human) 3) ethics (ethnics) 4) stimulating (simulating) 5) residence (residance) 6) inspiration (aspiration) 7) fulfill (fullfil) 8) voyage (v
21、oiage) 9) appreciate (appretiate) 10) mathematics (mathmatics); discipline (disipline),Ex. 5,A. I did give her a cup of tea and some biscuits. A garbage man did collect the garbage just now. My brother and I do know what we are doing. Everybody does think you are the most suitable person for the job
22、. I did go back to China to stay with my parents for the holidays. B. She is not only pretty but also intelligent. We should not only be bold, but also be cautious. I have read not only some of his plays, but also one of his novels. She is fond of not only sports but also music. There is not only co
23、ncision but also elegance in these lines.,Ex. 6,The speaker referred to the old man as a politician. In terms of art treasures Italy is one of the richest countries in the world. What they have done greatly contributes to a better understanding between the two countries. You are expected to be here
24、at eight. We have a moral obligation to provide aid to them. Xiao Wang has embarked on an adventure no one else has dared. The sufferings you underwent are nothing compared to those of your mother. How much money have you spent on these books? The clue may help us to the solution. They hold one thing in common: they all know where their interests lie.,參考譯文,本著互相學習、增進友誼的愿望,我首次來中國,這既是我多年的宿愿,也是我進一步了解中國的開始。我們的大學和社會由于文化傳統(tǒng)的不同,存在很多差異,于是就有許多需要彼此互相學習的地方。同時,我們也有許多共同之處。 其中有一點,或許是最重要的一點,就是我們對教育力量的信仰-那就是投入學習,才能使生命價值在我們所生活的社會中體現(xiàn)出來。 首先,讓我來
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